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CCAP
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We are the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, a NERC UKRI facility based at the Scottish Association of Marine Science in Oban, Scotland.
W: www.ccap.ac.uk
E: ccap@sams.ac.uk
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#Expansion #Microscopy #Atlas of #Microbial #Eukaryotes is getting up to speed.

We will be at full speed soon, but we are lucky to have a welcoming #protistology #community. Thx

🙏 to @Marine @fmikus.bsky.social @Julius & @Galina
⏭️Stop: @ccapoban.bsky.social
#ExpandThemAll #ExAME #ProtistsOnSky
fmikus.bsky.social Felix Mikus @fmikus.bsky.social · Oct 9
Trip 3 and past the 100 species count! Thank you for hosting us in České Budějovice Julius and Galina (and everyone providing samples!), for the prime support, and a fantastic selection of cultures!
#expandthemall @moorefound.bsky.social @dudinlab.bsky.social @gautamdey.bsky.social & T. Richards
Marine doing the heavy lifting and transporting a dry shipper with many plunge frozen samples
October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
ccapoban.bsky.social
Drones and Droids: a strategy game with robots!

The crowdfunder has just 7 days left - support marine science, STEM and fun!
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#stem #robotics #boardgame #hab #harmfulalgalbloom #marinescience
Drones and Droids: a strategy game with robots!
A thrilling collaborative strategy game about flying, roving and diving scientific robots - can you help make Drones and Droids a reality?
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October 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
ccapoban.bsky.social
CCAP Algaculture training course - in person at SAMS, Oban
28 - 29 Oct 2025
This 2 day course is a mix of theoretical lectures and hands-on lab practical components.
Email us: ccap@sams.ac.uk
Image of technician holding a tube of microalgae, overlaid with the course title and dates
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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New culture shipping vessels: after the screw-capped tubes we use for shipping were discontinued we opted for glass vials instead - which will reduce our single-use plastic usage.
The photo is of some happy Chlamydomonas cultures currently heading to Poland 🧪
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Algae Could Prove MVP for Future Space Missions
Green algae could prove a versatile companion on future deep-space missions, potentially as a resource for fuel, food, and medicine. Results from a NASA Artemis I experiment showed that samples insert...
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August 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Algae-based Sustainable Carbon Fibers Developed
Technical University of Munich researchers succeeded in developing a production process for carbon fibers from renewable raw materials.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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New paper: "Exploring a bicarbonate-based carbon capture approach applicability to industrially relevant marine microalgae", citing five CCAP strains.
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Exploring a Bicarbonate-based Carbon Capture Approach Applicability to Industrially Relevant Marine Microalgae | Chemical Engineering Transactions
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August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
ccapoban.bsky.social
Introducing CCAP 88/8 Volvox aureus

Collected from a pond at Glasgow Botanic Gardens, this lovely green algae forms spherical colonies. We lost our last strain of Volvox several years ago so it is lovely to have it back in the Collection!
A photomicrograph showing a spherical Volvox aureus colony (a green algae)
June 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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New paper from a study using CCAP 276/1A Tetradesmus obliquus:

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Influence of season, inoculum density and ammonia concentration on biomass abundance and ammonia utilization of a microalgal consortium for tertiary remediation of tannery wastewater and valorization ...
Phyco-remediation has been advocated as a tertiary step for simultaneous remediation of tannery wastewater and valorization of microalgal biomass. Thi…
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June 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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New paper featuring CCAP 66/21B Tetraselmis chui:

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#Tetraselmischui #Mixotrophy #Antioxidants #Solubleprotein #A549cells
Bioactivity of autotrophic and mixotrophic Tetraselmis chuii (CCAP 66/21B) extracts against H2O2-mediated stress in A549 cells.
The trophic regime experienced by microalgae can influence their accumulation of antioxidant products such as phenolic compounds. This study investiga…
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May 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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CCAP and @samsocean.bsky.social are attending the Preserving What Matters: Scotland's National Collections exhibition on Tuesday 27th May - at the RSE, George Street in Edinburgh.

If you're in the area come along to see our stand 🧪

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Preserving what matters: Scotland's national collections | In person
What do collections tell us about Scotland's history and future? And are they at risk?  Join to ask questions and hear from our experts.
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May 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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New paper co-authored by CCAP Curator Ceci Rad Menéndez: "Evolution of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria"
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Evolution of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria oxygenated the atmosphere of early Earth and continue to be key players in global carbon and nitrogen cycles. A phylogenetically diverse…
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May 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ccapoban.bsky.social
Algae in space!
algaeplanet.com/space-algae-...
Space Algae Experiments in the International Space Station
The Space Algae flight experiments in the International Space Station are studying the genomic stability of microalgae for life support.
algaeplanet.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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New paper co-authored by CCAP staff: A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ensure food security, biosecurity and conservation of biodiversity www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ensure food security, biosecurity and conservation of biodiversity
Biobanking (also known as germplasm banking) of genetic material is a well-established concept for preserving plant genetic diversity and also contributes to food security, conservation and restora...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Final programme now available for our upcoming Algaculture online course:

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April 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Microalgae, Bacteria Team to Convert CO₂ into Products
New study: a single-celled algae with the production capabilities of E. coli bacteria can convert CO₂ into useful biological products.
algaeplanet.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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New paper citing CCAP 1446/10 Lyngbya sp. 👇

Acute Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon Nanodots, and Cell-Penetrating Peptides to Freshwater Cyanobacteria

www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/17...
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April 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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SequestStar Turning Microalgae into Calcium Carbonate
UMCES’ SequestStar research team sequesters carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, using microalgae, and turns it into calcium carbonate.
algaeplanet.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ccapoban.bsky.social
Still places available on our online Algaculture for Biotechnology course on 23rd and 24th April - see link below for further details 👇

www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...

#algaculture #biotechnology #training #trainingcourse #cpdcourse #phycology #microalgae #pondlife #marinescience #onlineeducation
Images of women working in a laboratory, and a flask of red algae, illustrating the text describing the CCAP algaculture course.
March 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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CCAP Algaculture online CPD course - 23rd & 24th April 2025

For more information visit our course webpage and complete the online application form:
www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...
Glass flasks of yellow, green and orange algae on a brightly lit laboratory shelf, overlaid with information about the CCAP Algaculture online course 2025.
March 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Paper characterising CCAP 202/25:
The first phylogenetic and ecophysiological characterisation of Ankistrodesmus antarcticus CCAP 202/25, an Antarctic green alga isolated from freshwater ice
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The first phylogenetic and ecophysiological characterisation of Ankistrodesmus antarcticus CCAP 202/25, an Antarctic green alga isolated from freshwater ice | Czech Polar Reports
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March 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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👫 Exciting News! Registrations are now open for the MOOC “Biobanking” !
👉 Enroll Now : bit.ly/4jaIoOH
📚 Biobanks are a fundamental tool for advancing research and disseminating knowledge worldwide! Organizational, technical, scientific, legal, ethical aspects of biobanks are reviewed in the MOOC.
👫 Exciting News! Registrations are now open for the MOOC “Biobanking” ! 👉 Enroll Now : https://bit.ly/4jaIoOH 📚 Biobanks are a fundamental tool for advancing research and disseminating knowledge worldwide! Organizational, technical, scientific, legal, ethical aspects of biobanks are reviewed in the MOOC.
January 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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westobymark.bsky.social
"John Raven, FRS, FRSE: a truly great innovator in plant physiology, photosynthesis and much more" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
John Raven, FRS, FRSE: a truly great innovator in plant physiology, photosynthesis and much more - Photosynthesis Research
This is a tribute to a truly inspirational plant biologist, Prof. John A. Raven, FRS, FRSE (25th June 1941– 23rd May 2024), who died at the age of 82. He was a leader in the field of evolution and phy...
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February 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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samsocean.bsky.social
We need to talk about #plankton🌊

To really understand the health of the ocean, we need to know more about these microscopic and mighty organisms.
SAMS' Dr Callum Whyte is an author on a new study calling for change in how we monitor plankton.

📖 www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Plankton science needs old and new methods, say experts
Study follows on from global Plankton Manifesto
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January 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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New paper citing CCAP strains:
"Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae in whey medium for poultry diet supplementation with microalgal biomass"
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January 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM